Strait

Strait of Malacca

The Strait of Malacca is the hinge of Asia: a quarter of world trade and most of China's and Japan's oil pass a channel 2.8 km wide at its narrowest. China calls its vulnerability here the 'Malacca Dilemma' — the anxiety driving pipelines through Myanmar, the Belt and Road, and a blue-water navy.

4.9°N · 99.3°E

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